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A Google search for “self-help books” turns up 5,540,000,000 results. And while that seems like a typo, walk into any bookstore. Look on Amazon. Go to the library. Look on your therapist’s bookshelf! You’d think by now we’d have the heart figured out, and healing should be as easy as turning a page. So why are we in a mental health crisis? Why are our hearts hurting so deeply? Because no matter how much research we do, how much therapy we have, how much personal development and evolution we do, we’re just human at the end of the day. There is no one one solution. No magical book. No magical anything. But there is ALWAYS learning. There is understanding. There is listening.
I think Emotional First Aid is a great way of talking about resources that can complement your healing journey. I wanted to share some of the things that resonated with me, and you can make up your own mind.
Videos
Guy Winch TED Talk: How to Fix a Broken Heart
At some point in our lives, almost every one of us will have our heart broken. Imagine how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Psychologist Guy Winch reveals how recovering from heartbreak starts with a determination to fight our instincts to idealize and search for answers that aren’t there — and offers a toolkit on how to, eventually, move on. Our hearts might sometimes be broken, but we don’t have to break with them.
The Oprah Show: Dr. Phil - How to Heal a Broken Heart
Life strategist Dr. Phil McGraw helps people dealing with the devastation of a failed relationship. Original air date: September 11, 2012
Books
You Can Heal Your Heart
Written by Louise Hay and David Kessler
The Crossroads of Should and Must
Written by Elle Luna
How to Be Alone
Written by Lane Moore
Podcasts
We Can Do Hard Things with Chelsea Handler
Episode 115. Chelsea Handler: On Breaking Up & Being Unbreakable
Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy doesn't give a f*ck. Except that she does. She gives many f*cks. So many, in fact, that she hurts constantly. "This is what it means to be human," Jennette said in an exclusive quote for this podcast description. She said it with her chin in her palm, taking herself seriously.
People to Follow
Nabill Zafir, The Behaviour Therapist
Nabill is a mental health clinician whose social media posts about relationships, healing and sense of self reach a global audience.
Andrea Gibson is an award-winning poet, author and one of the most stirring spoken word artists today.